Nicolas Ghesquiere Says "Good Cut Should Come in Big Sizes, Too"

While it's still disappointing that it's "news" that a major designer thinks his clothes should come in sizes beyond 2 and 0, we were nonetheless pretty pleased to hear Balenciaga's Nicolas Ghesquiere be one of the first to very publicly address the issue.

The designer 'fesses up to The Sunday Times, "Yes, we did have a size issue. We started very skinny, it's true. Strangely, we didn't have fit models at all to ... begin with — just to give you an idea of the size of the company. So we did fittings on the girls at the studio and they were often quite petite. I had a tendency to think good cut and small size, but it should be a good cut in big sizes, too. That's what want I want to focus on — it's the cut, not the sizing, and if people see they can wear something in a big size, then I did my job."

Let's call a spade a spade here: The fact that this comment is generating headlines speaks volumes about the state of the fashion industry and its embarrassingly narrow-minded perception of who should and should not have access fancy clothes. BUT! It's still one of the few examples of a designer at a serious luxury fashion house speaking out about the fact that he and his peers are sometimes responsible for peddling less-than-healthy images and discriminating against shoppers over the size of six (ie, almost all of the clothes-buying world).

What do you ladies make of Ghesquiere's admission? A step in the right direction, or too little, too late? Discuss.